Creative Metaphor, Evaluation, and Emotion in Conversations about Work

by Sarah Turner, Jeannette Littlemore, Penelope Tuck

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This book explores the roles played by creative and conventional metaphor in expressing positive and negative evaluation within a particular workplace, drawing on interviews with 31 current and former employees of the British Civil Service.

Metaphor is often used to express evaluation but relatively few studies have investigated the ways in which metaphor is used to evaluate personal emotionally charged experiences. The volume explores how...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1032202475

ISBN13:9781032202471

Release Date:December 2024

Publisher:Routledge

Length:66 Pages

Weight:0.22 lbs.

Dimensions:0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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